Category Archives: Bryan Bennett

Sep 17, 2012

From today's editions:
Two acknowledged gurus of the spread offense will face off when Oregon opens Pac-12 Conference play this week.
Chip Kelly, whose up-tempo spread-option has made the Ducks a national sensation since his arrival, and first-year Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez, who advanced the shotgun zone-read run scheme Kelly and so many others have employed, will go head-to-head on Saturday when the Wildcats visit Autzen Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Read more …

Aug 29, 2012

Oregon quarterback Bryan Bennett returned to practice today after missing Tuesday's workout while contemplating a transfer.
Bennett chose to remain with the Ducks after meeting with UO coach Chip Kelly following the workout he missed Tuesday.
"It was his personal thing, him and his family," said UO center Hroniss Grasu, who went to high school with Bennett and now is his roommate. Read more …

Aug 28, 2012

Oregon backup quarterback Bryan Bennett met with UO coach Chip Kelly about his future with the program on Tuesday, four days after the announcement that Marcus Mariota beat out Bennett for the Ducks’ starting job.
A source said Tuesday morning that Bennett was planning to transfer, and he did not practice with the team early in the day. Read more …

Sophomore Bryan Bennett, who lost the battle to start at quarterback for the Ducks this season, did not practice Tuesday and was meeting with Chip Kelly this afternoon about his future, after a source indicated Bennett had elected to transfer.
Perhaps 45 minutes after the Ducks wrapped up practice just after noon, with no sign of Bennett among the players as they left the field, he walked to the Casanova Center from the parking lot. Read more …

Aug 27, 2012

Apparently this was the case Saturday as well, but since I missed that practice while running Hood to Coast …
Bryan Bennett was in a white practice jersey today, rather than the red non-contact jersey quarterbacks wear, a possible indication the Ducks are looking at ways to get him on the field beyond as the backup quarterback behind Marcus Mariota. Read more …

Aug 23, 2012

From today's editions:
Through 15 practices in the spring and 21 this month, including Oregon’s final double-day session Wednesday, Bryan Bennett and Marcus Mariota have shared time running the UO offense in a battle for the right to do so in games this fall.
So, what’s one more? That’s the scenario, as the Ducks hold a scrimmage this morning before coaches meet to set a depth chart for the season opener Sept. Read more …

Aug 15, 2012

From today's editions:
One scrimmage into Oregon’s fall camp didn’t settle the battle to be the starting quarterback, not that anybody expected Tuesday’s workout would, even with referees on hand and tackling allowed to make it as game-like as possible.
“We got some live reps for the guys at the skill positions, and a little bit more tackling, so that was good for them,” sophomore Bryan Bennett said. Read more …

Aug 6, 2012

My main story out of media day:
Fittingly, Chip Kelly approached running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, in mid-July as he would the game plan for an Oregon-USC matchup.
He watched video of the annual spectacle, on YouTube. Prior to the running, he and UO receivers coach Scott Frost walked the course, and mapped out the best possible route. Read more …

Jul 25, 2012

Fall camp opens on Aug. 6, with Oregon's season opener set for Sept. 1 against Arkansas State in Autzen Stadium.DEPTH CHARTQB: Marcus Mariota, RFr.; Bryan Bennett, So.; Jake Rodrigues, Fr.; Jeff Lockie, Fr.; Dustin Haines, Jr.
KNOWN KNOWNS: The premier storyline of preseason camp figures to be the battle between Bryan Bennett and Marcus Mariota for the right to take over one of the nation's most explosive offenses. Read more …

Jul 19, 2012

After interviewing both guys more extensively just on audio tape, I shot video of the last couple minutes of my interviews with Bryan Bennett and Marcus Mariota for the feature story that ran today.
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From today's editions:
After observing quarterbacks at the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana last week, analyst Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com came away impressed by Oregon sophomore Bryan Bennett, who was working as a camp counselor for the second time.
Jeremiah, formerly a scout for three pro teams, wrote later of Bennett’s strong arm, long stride and peak conditioning, also noting that his “footwork is raw and his delivery can get a little long.”
While redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota remained in Eugene leading the Ducks’ summer workouts, Bennett was making a strong impression at the Manning camp. Read more …

Apr 29, 2012

Here's our coverage from Saturday's spring football game.
My main story focused on the play of the quarterbacks, with Marcus Mariota enjoying a breakout performance and Bryan Bennett suffering through what he said was his worst day of the spring. “That’s why you have days like this,” UO coach Chip Kelly said. “It’s interesting to see how guys react.”
George Schroeder got his first look at true freshman defensive end Arik Armstead and saw a game-changing player. Read more …

Apr 27, 2012

From today's editions:
The subplot might be so compelling as to supersede the main event.
Oregon will hold its spring football game at 11 a.m. Saturday in Autzen Stadium, and while there will be plenty to watch — young receivers to gauge, the debut of Arik Armstead in a UO uniform — nothing compares to a good ol’ quarterback controversy. Read more …

Apr 8, 2012

From today's editions:
When Bryan Bennett was redshirting just after his arrival at Oregon in 2010, he had a front-row seat for the quarterback competition between Darron Thomas and Nate Costa.
Like any good college student, Bennett took notes, which the sophomore is referring to this spring as he faces his own test with the starting job on the line. Read more …

Apr 4, 2012

From today's editions:
If everything goes as planned for Oregon’s new-look offense this month, the major storyline at the start of spring drills Tuesday will still be in place at the end of April.
Quarterbacks Bryan Bennett and Marcus Mariota began their competition to replace the departed Darron Thomas as the Ducks held their first of 15 spring practices Tuesday morning in the Moshofsky Center. Read more …

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Ryan Thorburn covers Oregon football for The Register-Guard. Thorburn came to Eugene from Boulder, where he covered the Denver Broncos (2000-'07) and Colorado athletic department (2007-'13) for the Daily Camera. In 2013, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for beat writing. Follow Ryan on Twitter @rgduckfootball.

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Steve Mims covers Oregon football, men's basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. He has been a sportswriter at the paper since 1999 and covered high school sports while also reporting on Oregon football in the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl as well as men's basketball during their Elite 8 run in 2007 and trip to the Sweet 16 in 2013.